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w. E. WINE CAR DOOR DEVI CE original Filed July 25. 1922 Reissues] Dec.9, 1924.

Serial No. 577,851, filed July 25, 1922. Application for reissue tlledOctober 9, 1924. Serial No. 742,673.

To all 'whom it may concern.'

Beitltnown that I, WILLIAM E. WINE, a citizen of the United States,residing at The hinges are not Toledo, in the county of Lucas and Stateof indicated in the drawing, as these may be io, have invented certainnew and useful of any type or construction. Im rovements in C D Devices,of The edge of the side plate 1 ad' wh ch the following d' h pening ispreferably o ard direction as at 6, and is then bent back to lie inparallel with the genits objel l 'de as at 7, but re- Whereby th Oor mayb hut, and 'g By this means, whereby the door may be held in closed asealing shoulder 8 is formed, against position? without slippage. Theinvention which the face of the door 5 may seat. A consists of theformation, combination and sealing flange 9 is also preferably formedarrangement of parts as will'be herein deupon the adjacent edge of thedoor, not scribed and particularly claimed. In the 1 h door, but also tog drawings, which show a preventing loss of lading.

e door maly be clo supporting hoo 10 b ted pivoted to the car si and adog 14 4Figure 3 is a. fragmentary horizontal may be supplied forpreventing ycross sectional view taken through the door disengagement ofthe hook. A and the adjacent portions of the car body, or housin 15 maybe supplied to overlie the this view being taken substantially on thedog and t e hook pivotally ass v Figure 2. i with, f ets such as 16 maybe utilized ferring to th the side of the for axing these parts to thecar body. The car is denoted by 1 the portion hook 10 1s arranged toswing along side plate chute in eordinar twin opper type of car conplaction', w ich type of construction is well 1n the side p o'wn in theart. The floor or chute plate The door may be supplied with the cus i'shand at 3 s indicated a reintomar door spreader such as the channel leiron such as is frequently em- 1 7, w ich extends horizontally acrossthe ien the lower ed e of the chute outer face of the door and isaffixed therebrace 4 may be usen? for tying the to as by means of rivetsY birelate 1 to the chute plate 2. spreader ma redis@ s earn or door arm20, which extends der in a horizontal o the door spreader .V 21, and tothe door lzp`plifz le to oors which lie in a generally plate by means ofthe rivets 22. The an le i;Y vertical plane. The hinge points of thedoor iron 20 thus affixed to the spreader and to t e door serves withthe end of the spreader as a the spreader 17 resting upon the upper edgedoor supporting arm, suitable for door sup-v of the bracket 24, and theledge 12 of the porting engagement with the hook 10. rlhe hook 10 inengagement behind the ledge 23 upstanding leg 23 of the an le iron,where it of the door arm angle, and with the paw extends beyond thelines o the car side, is driven into proper engagement with the arrangedfor en a ement with either the back of the hoo it will be seen thatslipledge 11 or the ecgige 12 of the hook 10, page of the door isprevented, and by preto support the door respectively in partly ventingthe door from slacking down away or fully closed positions. The hook isarfrom the hook, creepage of the hook upward ranged to fall by gravityinto engaging is also prevented, as by arresting the iirst sition withthis angle iron or door arm action, in practice, the other is prevented.20, so that it is the preferable construction Having thus described myinvention what that the hook shall be arranged with the is claimed issupportingV ledges thereof on the lower edge 1. A railway car having adoor hinged to 15 of the hook. the car body, a door supporting hookpivoted 30 The severe serviceand abuse to which such to the car body, anarm secured to the door doors are subjected frequently causes the andextending outwardly therefrom beyond various operatin parts to becomesomean edge ofthe same, said arm being arrang what disarrangeParticularl there has for engagement with the said hook, and an beentrouble experienced with oors of this abutment secured to the car body,the same S character slip ing downward away from being formed andlocated in a manner to the hinge pint es or toward the rail. With engagethe said arm to arrest the door a door-supporting hook, such as is shownagainst slippage away from the hinged edge and described in thedrawings, and articthereof.

ularly where the hook is arranged with the 2. A railway car having achute with a 90 supporting ledges on the lower edge of the dischargeopening therein, a door hinged to hook, this slippage sometimes becomesthe car along an edge of the discharge openserious, as it allows thedoor to creep from ing and arranged to face against the edges engagementwith the hook, and the )arring of the chute when closed, the door lyingin in transit of the car sometimes permits the substantially v avertical plane, with the 95 hook to creep up slightly 1f there is anyhinges thereof disposed along the uppermost clearance between the dog 14and the back edge of the door and of the discharge openof the hook.These two actions sometimes ing, a door supporting hook pivoted to theresult in disengagement of the hook and the car body and a coengaging'arm secured to ronsequences are serious, asalading, such as the door,the same extending outwardly lo" lump coal, if discharged on the trackwhile from the door beyond one side thereof, and the car is in transit,may cause derailment means cooperating between the car body an or wreck.It is one of the principal objects the said door arm for preventi .thedoor of the present invention to provide means from dropping away fromthe hinged edge 40 for use with such a door and particularly thereof,the same embodying a bracket se- 105 with such a door supporting member,wherecured to the side, of thecar and overlying by slippage of t e dooraway from the the 'edge of the door, beneath the said door hinge pintlethereof will be prevented. To arm, said bracket being formed also as athis end there is provided a bracket 24 fulcrumtoreceive .a door pryinglever.

which is secured to the car side by means 3. A railway car havingyachute witha of rivets 25. This bracket is arranged to discharge openingtherein, a door hinged t0 l extend outwardly beyond the plane of the thecar along the upper edge of the discharge closed door, and the upperedge of the same opening an disposed substantially in a veris arrangedjust beneath the line of swing tical plane, an arm secured to the dooran 60 of the door arm so that it forms a positive extending horizontallyoutward therefrom abutment or guide for the door arm, in the beyond oneside of the door, a hook pivoted present instance bein engaged by theplroupon the car body and arranged for cotruding end of the oor spreader17. he operation with the said arm to hold the upper outermost corner othe bracket 24 is door in closed position, and a guide bracket chamferedor inclined as indicated at 26, secured to the side of, the car, thesame in order to form an approach plane whereby extending, along an edgeof the door and the door arm will be caused to ride up into beneath theline of swing ofV the said door proper position upon the upper edge ofthe arm an arranged to supportingl yengage bracket 24. A hole 27 may beprovided in the said arm when the door is in c osed pothe bracket 24which may be used for the sition in a manner to hold the door againstinsertion of a lever or other tool to force sagging. y

the door entirely closed or from osition 4. A railway car having ahinged door, upon the preliminary ledge 11 of t e hook movable means forholding said door in to sition upon the final ledge 12 thereof. closedposition, and a stop towards and into hen the door is closed, with theend of engagement with which said door moves 130 during its closingmovement and which serves to revent the door from moving away from saisholding means when said means are in position for holding said doorclosed.

A railway car having a hinged door, pivotally movable door supportingmeans, and means on the car body adapted to engage said door during theclosing movement thereof for preventing said door when in closedposition from moving in its own plane away from said door su portingmeans when the latter is in position for maintaining the door closed.

6. A railway car having a hinged door, a door supporting hook movablymounted on the car bod an arm carried by said door and adapte to be engaed by said hook to support said door in c osed osition, and meanscarried b the car bo y in spaced relation to the hinged edge of the doorfor controlling the path of movement of said arm and sustaining saiddoor against slippage in a direction away from its hinged edge, said armbeing adapted to come into en agement with said means when the door islng swung to closed position.

7. A railway car having a door, a beam fixed to said door, a hookpivotally supported by said car for holding said door closed by means ofsaid beam, and means fixed to the side of said car forming a stop forpreventing movement of said beam away from said hook.

8. A railway car having a door, a beam fixed to said door, a bracketfixed to the side of said car, a hookpivotally supported by said car forholding said door closed by means of said beam, means fixed with respectto said bracket for preventing movement of the beam away from said hook,and means mounted on said bracket for locking said hook in its holdingposition.

9. Door mechanism for railway cars comprisin a bracket adapted to befixed to a door ame, door holdi means movably fixed to said bracket anadapted to pass under a portion of a door associated with said frame,sto means fixed with respect to said bracket or preventing movement ofsaid door ortion away from said holdi means, and) other means forforcing sai holding means toward said stop means; whereby said door maybe held closed and prevented from moving away from said holding means.

10. Door mechanism for railway cars comprising a bracket adapted to befixed to a door frame, door holding means movably associated with saidbracket and adapted to engage a portion of a door associated with saidframe, stop means fixed with respect to said bracket for preventingmovement of said door ortion away from said holdi means, and) othermeans for forcing sai holding means toward said sto means, whereby saiddoor may be held c osed and prevented from moving away from said holdingmeans.

In testimony whereof I aix m si ature.

WILLIAM if viim.

